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No. 408,550. Patented Aug. 6, 1889.

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,WARREN H. TAYLOR, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE YALE da TOWNE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

ROD-HANDLE FOR LOOKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,550, dated August 6, 1889.

Application filed January Z4, 1889. Serial No. 297,352. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN I-I. TAYLOR, of Stamford, county of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, have invented certainl new and useful Improvements in Rod Handles for Doors and Locks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyin drawings.

My invention consists of certain vimproveio `ments in the class of rod-handles for doors andlocks invented by Henry R. Towne; and they comprise a construction whereby a lock is actuated by a rotary motion of the rod instead of by a reciprocating motion, as exhibited in the invention of said- Towne. By

using a rotary rod or handle I avoid the necessity for its sliding longitudinally in the brackets by which it is supported, and thus avoid exposing to sight the portions of the zo rod which move in contact with its bearings in the brackets, and which in time become more or less defaced by wear. The rotary motion also enables meto employ, if desired,

a pair of bevel-gears for transmitting the rotary motion of the rod to the rotary sleeve contained in one of the brackets,wl1ich sleeve contains a socket for engaging with the spindle of the lock. As shown in the drawings, the rod-handle maybe guided and supported 3o by two brackets attached to a single baseplate, by which the whole fixture is secured to the door. Obviously, however, each bracket may have its own base-plate secured rigidly vto the door, and three 'or more brackets may 3 5 be employed, the rod being extended to any desired length. If preferred, a single bracket may be employed contain-in g within it a bearing of suitable length to give proper guidance and support to the rotating rod. I prefer to 4o provide the rodwith an enlargement at one point for convenience in grasping it; but by giving it proper diameter this may be dispensed with and the rod be seized at any part of its length. If desired, two or more locks 45 may be operated by the same rod-handle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation, partly in section, on line l 1 of Fig. 2, of my, improved rod-handle When constructed so as to be attached to a single plate or base and having only moderate length. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section of the same, showing on line 2 2 of Fig. l the internal mechanism. Fig. 3 is a face view of the interior of a spring-lock and of the connection between the rod-handle and the lock, shown in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line et 4 of Fig. 3. y Fig. 5 is a sectional perspective view of the nut forming the cap of the lower bracket and its slotted plug in position. and Fig. 7, a sectional view of a rotary rodhandle with a single bracket and with its vertical dimension greatly reduced in order to adapt it to use in place of an ordinary doorknob, the motion in this case being com'mu- 65 nicated from the rotating rod to the rotary sleeve by means of a pair of gears not beveled. Fig. 8 is a vertical central section through the door-handle mechanism similar to Fig. 2, showing a section of the door with 7o two locks applied, so as to be simultaneously operated by the door-handle.

A designates a door to which the handles are applied.

Bis a plate for attaching the handles to the door, which, as shown in Figs. l and 2, has attached to it two brackets E F, guiding and supporting the handle.

C is a spring lock or latch of any ordinary construction, projecting from which is the SO usual squarespindle D.

E is the lower bracket containing the mechanism for transmitting motion from the rod to the lock.

F, Figs. l and 2, is the upper bracket; G, the rotating rod-handle, and H H are the spherical heads of the two brackets.

I is the rotary sleeve contained within the bracket E, and having within it a socket adapted to receive the spindle of the lock. 9o

K is a bevel-wheel attached to one end of the rotary sleeve I and engaging with a similar wheel L, attached to and preferably forming part of the spindle M, contained within the rod-handle G.

M is a short tube screwed into the upper part of the head H of the bracket E, and forming on its exterior a bearing, around which rotates the lower end of the tubular rod G.

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P is a filling-block fitting between the rod G and the spindle M, all t-hree of these pieces being secured together by a pin or screw N, Figs. 1 and 3, so that they rotate together and as one piece.

O is a square formed on the upper end of the spindle M, as shown in section by Fig. 4. The filling-block P has a similar square cavity formed within it, which fits over the end O, so that rotary motion of the rod G is communicated through these parts to the spindle M.

Q is a cap closing the upper end of the rod G, and having within it a socket S of suitable form, into which the upper end of the torsion-spring X fits, so that rotary motion of the cap is transmitted to lthe spring. The cap or block Q is secured to or within the rod G in any suitable manner-as, for example, by the screw R, Figs. l and 8. (In the latter it is near the middle of the rod and rotates two springs.) The lower end of the torsionspring X, Figs. l, 2, and 3, is made of suitable form to engage with a corresponding socket in the upper end of the adj listing-plug U, contained within the cap l of the lower bracket. A setfscrew XV, Figs. 5 and S, serves to secure the adj ustin g-plug U against rotary motion after it has been set in proper position to give the desired action on the rotary handle G. I prefer to make the spring X of wire of symmetrical section, so that it will exert an equal resistance, whether strained in one direction or the other, and thus tend always to restore the rotary handle G to its neutral position. Obviously, however, any equivalent spring may be used, if preferred. Rotation of the handle G in either direction carries with it the pinion L, and this in turn transmits motion to the pinion K, attached to the sleeve I, from which motion is transmitted by the spindle D to the lock-bolt C. The bolt is thus actuated whether the rotating handle G be turned in one direction or the other.

Y is an enlarged hand-piece secured by the set-screw Z at any convenient height on the rod G to afford greater facility for grasping and rotating the latter. By giving proper diameter to the rod G the hand-piecemay be dispensed with.

Referring to Figs. 6 and 7, the letters indicate the corresponding parts to those in Figs. l, 2, and 3. In this case the knob or handle G is secured to the upper end of the rot-ating rod G, which fits within and is guided by the bearing E', formed in the upper part of the bracket E. Secured to the lower end of the rod G is the spur-pinion L, engaging with a corresponding crown-wheel K, secured to one end of the rotary sleeve I, within which is the square socket to receive the spindle of the lock. As shown in the drawings, no spring is provided, dependence being had upon the spring of the lock, as is customary with the ordinary round door-knob. If preferred, however, a torsion-spring may be provided within the bracket Ewa-S, for example, in the manner shown by Fig. 2.

Instead of a spur-wheel and a crown-wheel, beveled wheels might be used in this device.

Other variations of details may be made in embodying various parts of my invention, the substance of which is the employment of a rotary rod for use as a door-handle and forunlocking one or more locks.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A combined lock and door-handle consisting of a rotary rod or bar turning in one or more guides secured to the door, in combination with one or more locks and a spindle and gearing for transmitting motion from the rod to the lock or locks, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a rotary-rod doorhandle, a bracket which guides the rod and mechanism contained therein for transmft ing motion of the rod to a lock, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, in one structure, of a door-plate, two or more brackets rigidly secured thereto, a rotary-rod door-handle guided and supported in said brackets, and a spindle and gearing for transmitting motion of the rod to a lock, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a rotary rod o1' handle G with one or more brackets E, a rotating sleeve I, and gearing K and L for communieating motion of the handle to a lock, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a rotary rod or haudle G, one or more brackets for guiding and supporting the same, the rotary sleeve I, gearing K and L, and the spring X, substantially as set forth.

(5. The combination of a rotary rod or handle G, one or more brackets E for guiding and supporting the same, the rotary sleeve I, gearing K and L, spring X, and adjusting device U, whereby the action of the spring may be controlled as desired, substantially as set forth.

In testimony of all which I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WARREN H. TAYLOR. Witnesses:

SCHUYLER Mnnnrrr, GEO. E. WHITE.

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